Cohane (阿扣-绝赞爬墙中).
One such space belongs to those who, with some self-mockery, define as “Rotten Girls” (fǔnǚ 腐女), derived from the Japanese fujoshi. 2017. on the list. Throughout the years, dozens of danmei authors have been arrested and many sites were closed or deleted for creating and distributing homoerotic content (Chen 2017, 9; Madill et al 2018, 6; Zhang 2016, 250). 38 CNBLUE 2,143,370 Chen Xin, who studied the topic of Boys’ Love at the University of British Columbia, offers “safety” as one explanation for the popularity of danmei, as it gives its readers, mostly straight women, the freedom to fantasize in a way that is removed from their own romantic lives. What’s on Weibo has compiled a top 10 of people with the most followers on Sina Weibo.
Nabbing the top spot is TV host and presenter Xie Na who is famous for co-hosting the popular variety show Happy Camp. According to China’s cyberspace regulations, online content should adhere to the “correct political direction” and “strive to disseminate contemporary Chinese values.” Over the past few years, there have been various moments when displays of homosexuality were targeted by censors. Xie Na stars in many popular Chinese films and television series. 2016.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Before getting married to Chinese singer Zhang Jie, Xie Na was in a 6-year relationship with her colleague Liu Ye, who is on number 7 of this list. 80 Lee Hyo Ri 李孝利 594,506, 81 2NE1 Sandara Park 590,483 One of Guo Degang’s Weibo posts caused controversy in 2013, when the comedian posted a poem about karma the day after Beijing TV director Wang Xiaodong passed away. The genre plays a major role in various corners of the Chinese internet.
I should probably rewatch She was beautiful. “We’ve become professionals now,” one ‘Rotten Girl’ joked on Weibo recently.
2020. With this wave of Japanese entertainment products hitting the Chinese market, there were also those belonging to the genre of BL. 27 EXO-M 4,008,593 100 T-ARA Qri 319,109. Zhao Wei is the world’s wealthiest working actress. The concept of ‘pure love’ is one of the funü’s greatest attraction to BL. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, page 3-20. This summer, for example, the release of the Japanese 18+ games ‘Lkyt’ by BL game brand Parade received a lot of attention. Please let us know in comments below or email us.
They are China’s super stars and have the largest online fan base in the world. An anti-pornography campaign of 2014 resulted in the shutdown of hundreds of websites and social media accounts. In the Chinese context, ‘Rotten Girls’ are young women with a passion for fictional stories, drama series, and manga (comic books) featuring gay male erotica and romantic relationships called ‘yaoi.’.
10 EXO LAY 11,105,110, 11 Kim Soo Hyun 金秀贤 11,026,986 86 Haha 河东薰 501,101 Here are the proud name. Rotten girls position males as the objects of female desire, and in doing so, they challenge traditional gender stereotypes and appreciate gender fluidity. According to them, it is the most romantic type of love because it transcends the boundaries of gender. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. In comparison: the celebrities with the most followers on Twitter are Katy Perry (75 million), Justin Bieber (67 million), and Barack Obama (63 million). A previous game by Parade, ‘Room No. Zhang Chunyu (2016) also highlights the genre as an outlet for female writers and readers to explore sexuality and pleasure in a “subversive” way. allkpop® is a registered trademark of 6Theory Media, LLC. Zhang, Chunyu. It is an online subculture that has been around for more than a decade, and it is not likely to die out any time soon. Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! 79 CNBLUE Lee Jung Shin 李正信 622,789 Korean drama really hits China these days. Larigakis, Sophia. “He is not just a ‘drunkard’, he’s the son of the village secretary.”. 28 Park Hae Jin 朴海镇 3,766,254 I miss Jang Geun Suk.
Being someone’s ‘fan’ means their posts will show up on your timeline, which you can like, share and comment on. Fan Bingbing is the 4th highest-paid actress in the world. In the early 1990s, Japanese manga and anime titles started flooding the Chinese market, often as unauthorized (pirated) copies. Another major topic that went trending within the Rotten Girls community some years ago, even attracting the attention of western news media, was the British crime drama Sherlock. “Producing Gayness: The 1990s “Gay Boom” in Japanese Media.” PhD Dissertation, University of Kansas. Fans Requesting K-Pop Idols Who Had Caused Controversies To Leave Their Group. Vicky Zhao (1976) is a Chinese film star, singer, entrepreneur and director. All Rights Reserved. It is an online subculture that has been around for more than a decade, and it is not likely to die out any time soon. All rights reserved. 62 2PM Junho 俊昊 962,505 China’s BL subculture finds it roots in Japan. Madill, A., Zhao, Y. and Fan, L. 2018. Look at the names, Jang Gun Suk, Lee Jun Gi, Jung Il Woo, Lee Jong Seok, Kim Woo Bin etc. Manya Koetse erklärt das chinesische Internet, https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Boys%27-Love-(Danmei)-fiction-on-the-Chinese-internet-Chen/63e7b494653bc1d849461b7a8f3d57aad05be452, https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404536531036799045, https://www.sophialarigakis.com/writing/boys-love-china. 35 Kim Jong Kook 金钟国 2,354,642 9 LUHAN 鹿晗 11,776,533
15 Lee Kwang Soo 李光洙 6,830,186 6 Super Junior Choi Siwon 崔始源 16,439,989 The actor is currently a contestant in China’s popular reality show ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?‘, which is now a recurring topic in his Weibo posts. They are mocked, hated, and misunderstood, yet China’s so-called ‘Rotten Girls’ are at the core of an online subculture that has been thriving for years. Whether met with controversy or censorship, for now it seems impossible to put the Rotten Girls back into the closet they came from. Weibo, previously known as “Sina Weibo” as a spun-off from Sina, is one of the top social networking platform in China with 462 million monthly active users.. Sina has about 46% stake in Weibo with 72% voting power while Alibaba Group holds a 31.5% stake. On October 9 in Zhejiang’s Lishui city (Laozhu Town), a theatrical performance unexpectedly turned very dramatic when a drunken man stormed on stage to fight with the performers. 29 EXO-K 3,580,750 Here are theMost Followed K-Entertainment Industry Artists on Chinese social media platform Weibo.1.EXO Lay 49,072,5692.Lee Min Ho 28,305… BL fans are active in various online spaces. But many people on this list are actually Chinese. In Chinese, the gay erotica known as yaoi is also called ‘danmei’ (耽美) or ‘BL’ (for ‘Boys’ Love’) – all umbrella terms for contents of male-male homoerotic fiction. that of South Korean and Thailand), and has become a truly Chinese fan culture phenomenon (Chen 2017, 7; Yang & Xu 2017, 3). They have become a phenomenon that is often discussed in the media and is even researched by many academics. 95 MINA 米娜 379,031 Park Shin Hye is on the verge of crossing the 10 million line. Although the past decade has demonstrated that Rotten Girls are not easily scared away by censorship and shutdowns, their future eventually does depend on the online accessibility to BL media and forums. 83 SNSD SooYoung 少女时代 崔秀英 546,999 ‘Where Are We Going, Dad?’ Chinese TV Hit Show Causes Controversy After 4-Year-Old Boy Peeps on Girl. Do not reproduce our content without permission – you can contact us at info@whatsonweibo.com. But there are some trends that turn into something bigger, bringing forth communities and online subcultures that keep on thriving for years, with the participants building their own spaces in the online environment. 2 Psy 23,848,028 Where did this all begin? 75 Nam Joo Hyuk 南柱赫 720,230 The Chinese web novel author ‘Priest’ is among one of the most successful authors (some translations in English can be found here). The year 1993 truly was a ‘gay year’ in the Japanese media and entertainment industry.
A Peking Opera performance turned into an explosive fight this weekend when a drunken village chief's son stormed on stage. 90 Gong Hyo Jin 孔孝真 449,811, 91 Son Ye Jin 孙艺珍 448,588 The ambiguous relationship between Holmes and Watson – and the very fact that they are not explicitly homosexual – suits the fantasies harbored by China’s fǔnǚ. Since the first Chinese BL-focused monthly magazine appeared in 1999, the genre has mixed with various local and other foreign media and celebrity cultures (e.g. Boys’ Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols – Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. 60 Park Si Hoo 朴施厚 1,048,318, 61 Chae Rim 蔡琳 1,019,863 She is also the co-host of ‘Happy Camp‘ (快乐大本管), one of China’s most popular variety TV shows. Must Read : Top 10 Celebrities With The Most Weibo Followers [TOP100] Hallyu star popularity ranking in China by Weibo. Instructions that came with the paper dolls encouraged readers to play with them, “give them a lovely name” and “imagine a campus love affair” between them.
36 Super Junior Heechul 希天才 2,296,716 2016. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. 46 Miss A Fei 霏 1,807,868 About Weibo. She is also called ‘China’s answer to Angelina Jolie’ (Telegraph). Lee Min Ho keeps the No.1 rank with remarkable number, 28 million, and total ten Korean artists got more than 10 million including Kim Soo Hyun. They are China’s super stars and have the largest online fanbase in the world. Not only are they often looked down upon for their love for male homoeroticism, some LGBT people also criticize them for silencing the voices of actual gay men or erasing real-life gay experiences. 48 EXO Chanyeol 1,698,481 The two have to make some taunting decisions, including possibly being forced into sexual activity with each other, in order to make it out alive. He has starred in over 30 TV series in the past 10 years. 70 JYJ Park Yoo Chun 朴有天 832,891, 71 Super Junior Donghae 李东海 801,675 The incident occurred Friday night around 9 pm, when the Laozhu Theatrical Troupe was performing. In traditional Chinese opera, the Huadan characters are young female roles, often seductive in appearance and quick with their words.
It is one of China’s most popular TV shows.
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5 Lee Joon Gi 李准基 16,501,450 Park Shin Hye is on the verge of crossing the 10 million line. Chinese Opera Performance Turns into Stage Fight as Drunken Man Attacks Actors, Tuber App That Promised Access to Blocked Sites in China Gone Within a Day, Banter and Doubts on Weibo after Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19, Top 10 Most Popular Smartphones in China (Fall/Winter 2020), Trump’s TikTok Ban Goes Trending on Weibo (and on TikTok), The PRC Twitter List: The Rise of China on Twitter, Must-Read: SCMP’s China Internet Report 2020, From Tea Farmer to Online Influencer: Uncle Huang and China’s Rural Live Streamers. She is also known for her work as ambassador for various brands, which has added to her wealth. 49 Super Junior M Henry 刘宪华 1,648,755 9,’ is also still popular among BL fans in China. He was allegedly rejected by one of the (Huadan) actresses. 73 Sung Yu Ri 成宥利 763,300 Korean drama really hits China these days. “Fujoshi: Fantasy Play and Transgressive Intimacy among “Rotten Girls” in Contemporary Japan.” Signs 37 (1): 211-232. Chinese actor and singer Chen Kun (1979, Chongqing) is known for his roles in, amongst others, Painted Skin and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. 88 T-ARA Hyomin 孝敏 464,421 42 Gary 1,917,727 Many Chinese viewers in the BL scenes were convinced that detective Sherlock Holmes (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) and his sidekick Watson (Martin Freeman) were not just professional partners, but a romantic couple. 64 MissA Suzy 911,971 63 2PM JunK 948,920 This text was written for Goethe-Institut China under a CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0-DE license (Creative Commons) as part of a monthly column in collaboration with What’s On Weibo. Can't help but think the audience still got a spectacular show.
30 Kim Hyun Joong 金贤重 3,558,929, 31 TAKE Lee Seung Hyun 2,948,208
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